text_original: The purpose of the book, which is in prose, with poems interspersed here and there, is to explain how, after the Muses had vainly tried to comfort the prisoner, Philo  sophy, appearing in the guise of a tall and beautiful woman, came to him and spoke of the vanity of human hopes, and the satisfaction to be found in resting in God. There is nothing distinctively Christian in the book, though Boethius himself was a Christian ; it is
text_transcription: THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK WHICH IS IN PROSE WITH POEMS INTERSPERSED HERE AND THERE IS TO EXPLAIN HOW AFTER THE MUSES HAD VAINLY TRIED TO COMFORT THE PRISONER PHILOSOPHY APPEARING IN THE GUISE OF A TALL AND BEAUTIFUL WOMAN CAME TO HIM AND SPOKE OF THE VANITY OF HUMAN HOPES AND THE SATISFACTION TO BE FOUND IN RESTING IN GOD THERE IS NOTHING DISTINCTLY CHRISTIAN IN THE BOOK THOUGH BOETHIUS HIMSELF WAS A CHRISTIAN IT IS
phonemes: ðə pˈɜːpəs ʌvðə bˈʊk, wˌɪtʃ ɪz ɪn pɹˈoʊz, wɪð pˈoʊᵻmz ˌɪntɚspˈɜːst hˈɪɹ ɐnd ðˈɛɹ, ɪz tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn hˈaʊ, ˈæftɚ ðə mjˈuːzᵻz hæd vˈeɪnli tɹˈaɪd tə kˈʌmfɚt ðə pɹˈɪzənɚ, fˈiːloʊ sˈɑːfi, ɐpˈɪɹɪŋ ɪnðə ɡˈaɪz əvə tˈɔːl ænd bjˈuːɾifəl wˈʊmən, kˈeɪm tə hˌɪm ænd spˈoʊk ʌvðə vˈænᵻɾi ʌv hjˈuːmən hˈoʊps, ænd ðə sˌæɾɪsfˈækʃən təbi fˈaʊnd ɪn ɹˈɛstɪŋ ɪn ɡˈɑːd. ðɛɹ ɪz nˈʌθɪŋ dɪstˈɪŋktɪvli kɹˈɪstʃən ɪnðə bˈʊk, ðˌoʊ bˈoʊθɪəs hɪmsˈɛlf wʌzɐ kɹˈɪstʃən ; ɪɾ ˈɪz